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enErica Fuchs ’99, SM ’03, PhD ’06http://www.technologyreview.com/article/524346/erica-fuchs-99-sm-03-phd-06/
<p>Understanding the impact of manufacturing location.</p><p><br />Offshoring hit Erica Fuchs’s hometown hard: Reading, Pennsylvania, a former symbol of industrial power, was the nation’s poorest city in 2011. Now Fuchs researches how a manufacturer’s location—in the United States or abroad—affects product development and U.S. competitiveness.</p>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:00:01 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/524346/erica-fuchs-99-sm-03-phd-06/Eric Fitch ’95, SM ’96http://www.technologyreview.com/article/429507/eric-fitch-95-sm-96/
<p>Renewable-energy startup turns brewing waste into natural gas</p><p>Eric Fitch had an epiphany as he described the collaborative, trial-and-error process that led to the creation of his company’s product, an anaerobic methane digester: “It was just like Tony Patera’s fluids and thermal lab,” he says. “The whole thing—it was an industrial application of that class.”</p>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/429507/eric-fitch-95-sm-96/Janice Eberly, Phd ’92http://www.technologyreview.com/article/429506/janice-eberly-phd-92/
<p>Treasury post moves economist from academia to public service</p><p>As the U.S. Treasury’s chief economist, Janice Eberly is eagerly helping to steer the nation through global economic uncertainty. Her job couldn’t be any more interesting—if she’s lucky.</p>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/429506/janice-eberly-phd-92/Gerald Guralnik '58 and Carl Richard Hagen '58, SM '58, PhD '63http://www.technologyreview.com/article/417642/gerald-guralnik-58-and-carl-richard-hagen-58-sm-58-phd-63/
<p>Award-winning physics work began during undergraduate days</p><p>Sometimes physics is a slow science: work in particle theory published 45 years ago has led to a major prize for two MIT alumni. Gerald Guralnik and Carl Richard Hagen are among six recipients of the 2010 American Physical Society’s J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics.</p>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/417642/gerald-guralnik-58-and-carl-richard-hagen-58-sm-58-phd-63/A Passion for Sportshttp://www.technologyreview.com/article/411014/a-passion-for-sports/
<p>MIT “doers” prefer the field to the stands</p><p>While MIT is renowned for academic excellence, many people are surprised to hear about the Institute’s excellent program in sports. MIT offers the broadest intercollegiate athletic program in the country, with 41 varsity teams–a number matched only by Harvard University. </p>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/411014/a-passion-for-sports/Stuart Madnick '66, SM '69, EE '71, PhD '72http://www.technologyreview.com/article/410345/stuart-madnick-66-sm-69-ee-71-phd-72/
<p>The baron of information integration</p>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/410345/stuart-madnick-66-sm-69-ee-71-phd-72/Karen Caswelch '84http://www.technologyreview.com/article/410344/karen-caswelch-84/
<p>GM executive pioneers a new balance</p>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/410344/karen-caswelch-84/Jennifer Frazer, SM '04http://www.technologyreview.com/article/410286/jennifer-frazer-sm-04/
<p>Science writer intrigued by “weird, cool living things”</p>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/410286/jennifer-frazer-sm-04/Mathias Craig, SM '03http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409987/mathias-craig-sm-03/
<p>When he was a boy in Eugene, OR, one of Mathias Craig’s favorite Christmas gifts was the MIT course catalogue that linguistics professor Ken Hale sent each year. Craig’s mother, Colette Grinevald Craig, had studied with Hale, and they remained close friends until his death in 2001. Craig would spend days carefully mapping out imaginary class schedules.</p>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409987/mathias-craig-sm-03/Ken Isaacson '75http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409985/ken-isaacson-75/
<p>Plotting legal thrillers outside the box.</p><p>Practicing law for 27 years has given Ken Isaacson the qualifications and plenty of material to indulge his passion for writing legal thrillers. But it was his undergraduate experience at MIT that taught him to think like an author. Isaacson published his first novel, Silent Counsel, last September.</p>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409985/ken-isaacson-75/Richard Muther '38, SM '41http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409982/richard-muther-38-sm-41/
<p>Early break sparks career in production management.</p><p>Richard Muther is an expert planner who made his name analyzing and improving manufacturing processes. Yet happenstance directed him toward this calling.</p>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409982/richard-muther-38-sm-41/Laura Trust, MBA '96http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409615/laura-trust-mba-96/
<p>Entrepreneur and husband Alan Litchman, SM ‘95, MBA ‘96, finagle a bagel–literally.</p><p>Laura Trust, MBA ‘96, wanted two things back in 1998: to go into business for herself and to find a decent bagel. She and her soon-to-be-husband, Alan Litchman, SM ‘95, MBA ‘96, were living in Hong Kong, where Western food was plentiful with that one exception. They established a holding company, found a Chinese partner, and came back to the United States to learn the business. </p>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409615/laura-trust-mba-96/Cliff Reid '79http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409613/cliff-reid-79/
<p>OCW helps entrepreneur switch to biotech.</p><p>Six years ago, Cliff Reid ‘79 faced a new challenge. He had just taken his digital-­communications company public when the high-tech bubble burst. Looking for new business opportunities, he turned to MIT and found inspiration in biotechnology. The only problem was that Reid’s expertise was in computation, not biology. MIT came through in the form of online course materials offered through the OpenCourseWare (OCW) program. Studying on his own, Reid learned enough about biology and genetics to present a compelling case for a new biotech company to investors. Today he is chairman, president, and CEO of Complete Genomics, a company that aims to develop fast, accurate, low-cost DNA-sequencing techniques. “Without my taking three MIT biology courses over OCW, Complete Genomics would never have been founded,” he says.</p>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409613/cliff-reid-79/MIT 360http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409267/mit-360/
<p>Current research, “Ingenious Machines” open new MIT Museum gallery.</p><p>When students and alumni walk into the Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery at the MIT Museum, they may experience slight déjà vu. The exposed duct­work and tangle of pipes evoke a lab-like atmosphere, and the exhibits offer glimpses into working labs. The gallery’s interactive media space, MIT 360, can even link world-class scientists and museum visitors in real-time virtual discussions. </p>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/409267/mit-360/Kimberly Moore '90, SM '91http://www.technologyreview.com/article/408092/kimberly-moore-90-sm-91/
<p>Youngest judge appointed to U.S. Court of Appeals.</p><p>Kimberly Pace Moore ‘90, SM ‘91, has racked up a number of firsts. Raised in Baltimore by a single mother who worked as a secretary and a waitress, Moore was the first in her family to attend college. On September 8, 2006, four months after President George W. Bush nominated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC, she became the youngest person to join the federal judiciary. And in early March, Moore became the first sitting federal judge to give birth.</p>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/408092/kimberly-moore-90-sm-91/Annalisa L. Weigel '94, SM '00, PhD '02http://www.technologyreview.com/article/407863/annalisa-l-weigel-94-sm-00-phd-02/
<p>Sagan’s Cosmos sparked a career in aerospace systems.</p><p>Her parents’ willingness to bend Sunday-night TV rules placed Annalisa L. Weigel ‘94, SM ‘00, PhD ‘02, on the path to a career in aeronautics and astronautics. On those nights, the eight-year-old discovered Carl Sagan and his PBS miniseries<em> Cosmos</em>. The show fascinated her. With permission to stay up an extra half-hour, Weigel watched intently, and the notion that she could become an astronaut took root. </p>Mon, 07 May 2007 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/407863/annalisa-l-weigel-94-sm-00-phd-02/Marty Tenenbaum '64, SM '66http://www.technologyreview.com/article/407860/marty-tenenbaum-64-sm-66/
<p>AI expert launched Internet transactions.</p><p>Jay M. (Marty) Tenenbaum ‘64, SM ‘66, never set out to start his own business. But given the atmosphere in Silicon Valley in the 1990s and his entrepreneurial DNA, he probably couldn’t avoid it. Tenenbaum founded Enterprise Integration Technologies (EIT), which in 1992 conducted the first Internet transaction. Decades earlier his father, Dan, had converted a used-furniture business into New York City’s largest source of props for television–his own era’s emerging technology.</p>Mon, 07 May 2007 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/407860/marty-tenenbaum-64-sm-66/David Samuel '94http://www.technologyreview.com/article/406100/david-samuel-94/
<p>Internet radio pioneer takes on the high-tech toilet.</p><p>David Samuel ‘94 arrived at MIT with six years’ experience running his own DJ business. So naturally he signed up for an acoustics class taught by Amar G. Bose ‘51, SM ‘52, ScD ‘56, the founder of the audio-equipment company that bears his name. To his surprise, he wound up learning about a lot more than the physics of sound.</p>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/406100/david-samuel-94/Robert H. Rines '42http://www.technologyreview.com/article/405063/robert-h-rines-42/
<p>Patent attorney and inventor started MIT the bumpy way.</p><p>Perhaps the first significant thing Robert H. Rines did as a student at MIT was flunk out. Fortunately, he found his way back, emerging with a degree in physics and eventually returning as a lecturer whose pioneering courses in patent law filled scores of students with the entrepreneurial spirit. He’s also a renowned patent and intellectual-property lawyer who helped reform the federal patent system and founded New Hampshire’s only law school. He is an Emmy Award-winning composer and a tireless pursuer of the Loch Ness monster, as both the <em>New Yorker </em>and PBS’s <em>Nova </em>have attested. Rines is also an accomplished inventor in his own right, holding more than 100 U.S. patents for innovations ranging from radar- and sonar-imaging technology to his latest discovery: a procedure for using ultrasound waves to treat cataracts.</p>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/405063/robert-h-rines-42/